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on the road 2024

Shape of things to come — instead of quick and bloody revolution, a slow and steady evolution

South Africa, Elections

Shape of things to come — instead of quick and bloody revolution, a slow and steady evolution

by: Stephen Grootes

Clarens — the town that knows it won’t have load shedding after the polls

Politics, South Africa, Maverick News

Clarens — the town that knows it won’t have load shedding after the polls

by: Ferial Haffajee

Umlazi — the KZN township haunted by rampant nightly gunfire and morning-after body count

South Africa, Maverick News

Umlazi — the KZN township haunted by rampant nightly gunfire and morning-after body count

by: Chris Makhaye

‘We want change’ — Vhembe residents weigh up electoral choices amid battle for basic services

South Africa, Maverick Citizen, Maverick News

‘We want change’ — Vhembe residents weigh up electoral choices amid battle for basic services

by: Lerato Mutsila and Julia Evans

Groblersdal and its township — a tale straight out of the old South Africa

Politics, South Africa, Maverick News

Groblersdal and its township — a tale straight out of the old South Africa

by: Lerato Mutsila and Julia Evans

Politics of the forgotten — Hutchinson residents ponder change in a Karoo town marooned by time

Politics, South Africa, Maverick Citizen

Politics of the forgotten — Hutchinson residents ponder change in a Karoo town marooned by time

by: Tamsin Metelerkamp

Misery on tap in Limpopo — ‘I have spent my whole life struggling to get water’

Politics, Our Burning Planet, DM168, Maverick News

Misery on tap in Limpopo — ‘I have spent my whole life struggling to get water’

by: Lucas Ledwaba

ANC deploys big guns into battle for Groutville, hometown of Chief Albert Luthuli

Politics, South Africa, Maverick News

ANC deploys big guns into battle for Groutville, hometown of Chief Albert Luthuli

by: Chris Makhaye

Tough electoral choices for Phoenix residents who feel neglected and forgotten

Politics, South Africa, Maverick News

Tough electoral choices for Phoenix residents who feel neglected and forgotten

by: Queenin Masuabi

A tale of two contrasting towns in South Africa’s worst-run municipality

South Africa, Maverick News

A tale of two contrasting towns in South Africa’s worst-run municipality

by: Rebecca Davis and Victoria O’Regan

Tulbagh troubles — residents in SA’s fourth-oldest town feel neglected … but will vote

Politics, South Africa, Maverick Citizen, Maverick News

Tulbagh troubles — residents in SA’s fourth-oldest town feel neglected … but will vote

by: Tamsin Metelerkamp

30 years of democracy — UDF activist Réjane Woodroffe left high finance for critical social upliftment

South Africa, Maverick Citizen, Maverick News

30 years of democracy — UDF activist Réjane Woodroffe left high finance for critical social upliftment

by: Marianne Merten